Jesus sees the crowds that come to him for healing and has compassion on
them because they are beaten down, like sheep without a shepherd. He then
tells his disciples (and us) to pray that God would send laborers into the
harvest. Missions is driven by Jesus' compassion and the first priority is
to pray.

In this Memorial Day message, Pastor Chip explains how God commanded the
Israelites to set up standing stones as a memorial to remind them how God
had helped them across the Jordan River. The Apostle Peter explains that WE
are to be living stones. Our lives serve as a memorial to what God has done
in us.

Jesus calls us to follow Him right now, not later. Following Jesus is not
always easy and some people are not able to do it. Sometimes because we
follow Jesus we find ourselves in the midst of dangerous storms. But Jesus
is the maker of the storms and is able to bring calm.

We live in a culture of blame. Instead of taking personal responsibility
people look to blame someone else for anything that happens. Almost
everyone knows Jesus' words, "Judge no lest you be judged." Pastor Chip
looks at what this really means.

One of the best indicators of our walk with Christ is the way we handle our
money. Jesus said, "Do no lay up treasures on earth where moth and rust
destroy. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven."

In this message from the Maundy Thursday service, Pastor Chip looks at the
story of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples and points out that Jesus'
actions were always unexpected. The question we must ask ourselves is not
"what would Jesus do?" but "what did Jesus command US to do?".

In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addresses the three areas
of Jewish piety - praying, fasting, and giving alms. Here again Jesus shows
us that God is concerned with our thoughts as much as our actions.